Day in Pictures, Aug. 9, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on August 9, 2013 7:13 PM

Photo: Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images

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Anyone have a salt shaker? These slimy nuisances show up at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, especially after it rains.

Anyone have a salt shaker? These slimy nuisances show up at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, especially after it rains.

Photo: Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images

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New baby watch in Britain: Speculation at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland is that Tian
Tian, a.k.a. Sweetie, may be expecting. She's exhibiting nesting behavior and changes in
hormone levels. The zoo artificially inseminated her after she turned downed the
advances of Yang Guang, her socially inept enclosure companion. less

New baby watch in Britain: Speculation at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland is that Tian Tian, a.k.a. Sweetie, may be expecting. She's exhibiting nesting behavior and changes in hormone levels. The zoo ... more

Beach fashions clash as Palestinians and Israelis flock to the Mediterranean in Tel Aviv. Muslims are celebrating the three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Beach fashions clash as Palestinians and Israelis flock to the Mediterranean in Tel Aviv. Muslims are celebrating the three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Not another Shark Week promo! No, this inflatable Jaws is pitching a "No Shark Fin"
campaign in Beijing. The event, organized by Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots
conservation group, is trying to persuade Chinese people not to consume shark fin soup,
a major reason shark populations are declining. less

Not another Shark Week promo! No, this inflatable Jaws is pitching a "No Shark Fin" campaign in Beijing. The event, organized by Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots conservation group, is trying to persuade ... more

Let's see you do this, Shaun White: Chase Shaw does a flip on his Flyboard above the reservoir at Jordanelle State Park, Utah. The Flyboard, which looks like a small snowboard attached to a hose, can propel one up to 45 feet in the air using water pumped from a personal watercraft like a Jet Ski to the base of the board. less

Let's see you do this, Shaun White: Chase Shaw does a flip on his Flyboard above the reservoir at Jordanelle State Park, Utah. The Flyboard, which looks like a small snowboard attached to a hose, can propel one ... more

Photo: Rick Bowmer, Associated Press

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Firefighters train a hose on flames from a wildfire burning in Cabazon, Calif. Some
1,500 people have fled the mountain blaze, which was about 25 percent contained Friday.

Firefighters train a hose on flames from a wildfire burning in Cabazon, Calif. Some 1,500 people have fled the mountain blaze, which was about 25 percent contained Friday.

Touché! A multiple-exposure image shows Julia Beljajeva (right) of Estonia scoring the winning touch
against Emese Szasz of Hungary in a women's individual epee semifinal at the World
Fencing Championships in Budapest. less

Touché! A multiple-exposure image shows Julia Beljajeva (right) of Estonia scoring the winning touch against Emese Szasz of Hungary in a women's individual epee semifinal at the World Fencing ... more

Wow, this thing is sharper than I thought! From this angle, it appears that Estonia's
Nikolay Novosjolov has shish-kebabbed Russia's Pavel Sukhov in the individual men's epee, but he actually has missed him
altogether. (World Fencing Championships in Budapest.) less

Wow, this thing is sharper than I thought! From this angle, it appears that Estonia's Nikolay Novosjolov has shish-kebabbed Russia's Pavel Sukhov in the individual men's epee, but he actually has missed him ... more

Photo: Ferenc Isza, AFP/Getty Images

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Strollers really aren't necessary, not if Dad has couple of overnight bags and a strong back. (Bhubaneswar, India.)

Strollers really aren't necessary, not if Dad has couple of overnight bags and a strong back. (Bhubaneswar, India.)

Mr. Pickle has a hard act to follow: Violet Zadnik pets an alpaca from Ahh...Sweet Alpacas that was visiting the Vacaville Museum for the museum guild's children's party. In addition to ungulates, the party also featured Mother Goose, craftsman Mr. Pickle and Kelly the Clown. less

Mr. Pickle has a hard act to follow: Violet Zadnik pets an alpaca from Ahh...Sweet Alpacas that was visiting the Vacaville Museum for the museum guild's children's party. In addition to ungulates, the party ... more

Acting on Impulse: Dancers of "Biblioteca do Corpo," a training project for young professionals led by choreographer Ismael Ivo, perform during a dress rehearsal for the Impulse-dance-festival in Vienna.

Acting on Impulse: Dancers of "Biblioteca do Corpo," a training project for young professionals led by choreographer Ismael Ivo, perform during a dress rehearsal for the Impulse-dance-festival in Vienna.

Entertainment for a bankrupt city: Acrobatic aviators Sean D. Tucker of Team Oracle and Mike Goulian of GoodYear perform aerial stunts over metro Detroit in preparation for the weekend's "Thunder over Michigan" air show at Willow Run Airport. less

Entertainment for a bankrupt city: Acrobatic aviators Sean D. Tucker of Team Oracle and Mike Goulian of GoodYear perform aerial stunts over metro Detroit in preparation for the weekend's "Thunder over Michigan" ... more